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Genesis 33:12-20

12And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us take our journeyנִסְעָ֣הnis.'AhH5265,and let us goH3212,and I will goH3212before thee.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, My lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113knowethיֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that the childrenהַיְלָדִ֣יםhay.la.DimH3206aretenderרַכִּ֔יםra.KimH7390,and the flocksוְהַצֹּ֥אןve.ha.TzonH6629and herdsוְהַבָּקָ֖רve.ha.ba.KarH1241with youngעָל֣וֹתa.LotH5763arewith me: and if men should overdriveוּדְפָקוּם֙u.de.fa.KumH1849them oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,all the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629will dieוָמֵ֖תוּva.Me.tuH4191.

14Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,I pray thee, pass overיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650:and I will lead onאֶתְנָהֲלָ֣ה'et.na.ha.LahH5095softlyלְאִטִּ֗יle.'i.TiH328,according asלְרֶ֨גֶלle.Re.gelH7272the cattleהַמְּלָאכָ֤הha.me.la.KhahH4399that goeth before meלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440and the childrenהַיְלָדִ֔יםhay.la.DimH3206be able to endureוּלְרֶ֣גֶלu.le.Re.gelH7272,until I comeאָבֹ֥א'a.Vo'H935unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113unto Seirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

15And Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me now leaveאַצִּֽיגָה־'a.tzi.gah-H3322with thee someof the folkהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that arewith me. And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Whatלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100needeth it? let me findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

16So Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215returnedוַיָּשָׁב֩vai.ya.ShavH7725that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117on his wayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870unto Seirשֵׂעִֽירָה׃se.'I.rahH8165.

17And Jacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ve.ya.'a.KoH3290journeyedנָסַ֣עna.Sa'H5265to Succothסֻכֹּ֔תָהsu.Ko.tahH5523,and builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129him an houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004,and madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֔תsu.KotH5521for his cattleוּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙u.le.mik.Ne.huH4735:therefore the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725is calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃ סsu.KotH5523.

18And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to ShalemH8004,a cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Shechemשְׁכֶ֗םshe.KhemH7927, which isin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,when he cameבְּבֹא֖וֹbe.vo.'OH935from Padan–aramמִפַּדַּ֣ןmi.pa.DanH6307;and pitched his tentוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19And he boughtוַיִּ֜קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069a parcelחֶלְקַ֣תchel.KatH2513of a fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,where he had spreadנָֽטָה־na.tah-H5186his tentאָהֳל֔וֹ'o.ho.LoH168,at the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Hamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544,Shechem’sשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,for an hundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967pieces of moneyקְשִׂיטָֽה׃ke.si.TahH7192.

20And he erectedוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324there an altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and called itוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121El–elohe–IsraelH415.

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